Hope Island is one of the Gold Coast’s most exclusive suburbs. Home to an enclave of exclusive housing estates, such as Sanctuary Cove and Hope Island Resort, with several world class golf courses meandering in between.
The property website Domain are currently running a series of articles on selling a property, covering aspects from presentation and market advise, to sales tactics and the conveyancing process itself.
Brisbane came alive this weekend for the annual Teneriffe Festival. The streets were lined with a festival of food, markets and entertainment.
So you’ve spent countless weekends scouring the suburbs of Brisbane, or the Gold Coast for that perfect property and you think you’ve finally found ‘the one’ and are ready to put in an offer and sign a contract of sale. It’s right about now that you need to tap the brakes every so slightly. There’s no point rushing in and signing your name, as the entire conveyancing process will be dictated by this contract, so you want to make sure you’ve got it right before signing.
So you’ve had your property on the market for a while and have now signed a contract of sale and sold your property. First of all congratulations on the sale! While getting that offer may be exciting at first, we’re sure that a bit of stress is beginning to creep into your mind as you start to consider the long list of things you now have to take care.
When purchasing a property in Queensland, or in most States across Australia, one of the biggest costs is that of stamp, or transfer duty. Transfer duty is a tax imposed by State Governments on the transfer of property and often rises into the tens of thousands of dollars, catching many buyers off guard. It’s one of those taxes that has been widely criticised.
As soon as you sign that contract to buy a property there are a whole host of things that need to be done and considered. One of these things that is often overlooked, but really should be at the top of your to-do list is the issue of insurance.
In Queensland it is compulsory for all properties to have compliant smoke alarms installed. The standard contract of sale in Queensland contains a smoke alarm section that the Seller is required to complete prior to the buyer signing the contract, stating whether the property is fitted with smoke alarms.
If you’re considering buying a property in Queensland then you should be aware that under the standard contract of sale there is a clause for a pest & building inspection to be carried out on the property prior to settlement.
After you sign a contract of sale for the purchase of a property, one of your first tasks will be to find a property lawyer to manage the conveyancing process for you. When you’re ringing around various law firms to get a quote on this conveyancing you will often hear the term ‘searches’; but what are these searches?
When you purchase a property in Queensland, as part of the conveyancing process your lawyer will undertake a land tax search of the property to ensure there is no outstanding land tax that remains unpaid by the seller.
